inspiration & motivation

The road to entrepreneurship is exciting and fun, it can also be challenging and difficult.
Here we offer up some inspiration and motivation to keep you going.
​Entrepreneurship is a way of life, a journey...remember to take time to enjoy the ride

​Podcasts that are just great 

How I Built This - Features innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements they built. 
Entrepreneur on Fire - John Lee Dumas posts interviews with successful entrepreneurs seven days a week.
Glambition Radio - Ali Brown, who some consider the mother of gorilla and viral marketing shares pretty good tips, info and more.
Entreleadership - The place to find out what the thought leaders think and how they grow successfully
The Introvert Entrepreneur - Interviews and subject features designed to help you overcome challenges and get out there more comfortably.
Arts Entrepreneurs - Here artists share stories and best practices with the goals to help each other in the entrepreneurship journey
LEAP! See & Seize Opportunity
Extreme Uncertainty- A podcast about entrepreneurship. We interview founders from emerging tech ecosystems about what it's really like to launch a company. Founders share their lessons learned, their big wins, their crushing defeats, and the everyday struggles of running a startup.

Videos

Entrepreneurs can change the world - Watch daily
LIFE Risk - 1 Minute of pure inspiration 
BE Phenomenal - "Start with what you have..."
​Passion - The Secret to Success - Great quotes
Where Good Ideas Come from - Successful Ideation
What motivates us? - The surprising truth
​Why it's important to get paid - Your Time is Valuable Really

Required Reading

​Fast Company
Inc.
Entrepreneur
The Wall Street Journal
​Arts Entrepreneurs Blog

Books

The Hard Thing about Hard Things - Ben Horowitz
The Lean Startup - Eric Ries
The Innovators Dilemma - Clayton M. Christensen
Purple Cow - Seth Godin
Business Model Generation - ​Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur